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Rohingya recount horrors of being kidnapped, forced to fight in Myanmar

Others say they went willingly to support the junta’s efforts to take down insurrectionists.

Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila’s jurisdiction to fortify claims

Its line is around Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea feature that lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.

Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks

Pacific nations want clear commitments at COP29 on loss and damage funds for climate adaptation from high-emitters.

Philippines enacts laws asserting maritime claims; annoyed Beijing summons Manila’s envoy

New legislations enforce 2016 Hague arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines, says a senator.

Security experts: NATO-type Southeast Asian defense alliance not feasible at present

Minilateral agreements, rather than multilateral ones, may more likely be formed, they say.

Vanuatu climate change case at UN ‘particularly relevant’ after Trump win, lawyer says

Proponents of case hope for world court opinion that transcends changes in government.

Malaysian PM lauds China’s Xi as Global South’s ‘voice’ day after Trump’s win

Xi told Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing they must “oppose protectionism,” but neither mentioned U.S. president-elect’s sweeping import taxes plan.

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Bangkok court clears Thai woman of link to accused Uyghur bombers

Woman helped find apartments for men suspected of bombing a tourist spot popular with Chinese visitors.

Climate ‘flashpoint’ looms for Trump’s China-centric focus on Pacific: US analysts

Deepening U.S. engagement with the Pacific is now firmly a consensus issue in Washington.

Asians see Trump offering tougher policies on China, despite contradictions

Some worry tariffs from Trump’s trade war will spill over to hurt the region.

US election: Trump II to affect trade, security in SE Asia, experts say

The second Donald Trump administration’s sweeping import taxes will cause trade slowdown in Southeast Asia, observers said.

Indonesia’s cabinet adds new faces, but women still struggle for political representation

Women make up about half of the population but there are only 14 women in Prabowo Subianto’s 104-strong cabinet.

Asian leaders congratulate Trump on US election victory

Greetings pour in from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan – but not China.

Thai sex workers, rights advocates push to decriminalize prostitution

The country’s estimated 250,000 sex workers are vulnerable to exploitation, according to the International Union of Sex Workers.